Lamp-adjusting mechanism.



D. G. KITGHING.

LAMP ADJUSTING MBGHANISM.

APPLIOATION FILED DBC.15,1913.

jwjgglga Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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Specification of Letters raient.

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` .opplieeton filed December 1913. Serial No. 306,587.

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lie it known that l, DAVID C. KiTa-irme, :i citizen of the United States, residing ot Valley Mille, in the County of Bosque und. Stute of Texas, here invented certain 'new :uid useful Improvements in Lump-Adjust ing li/leclmoiems, of which the following 1s u specification.

vlily `infjention relates to of new end provccl mechanism for angulerly adjusting the lei-ops 'of an automobile or other vehicle, und it is the object of the invention to' provide :i mechanism of the choraeter described that A may be readily operuteolY from. ther drivers Seat, and will serve to direct the light- `from the lampe in any direction Witb in al certain orc, so that tbe light moy. be ceueecl to follow the curve of e road, or to illuminate any/.obj ect at tbe eide, of the rood or street as. flesirerl. i

i il. further Aobject ol my im/elution 1e to provide e device of the character describe@ that 'will be Strong, durable, simple und elle cieoiy euclcoroperotively eosy to construct,

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und oleo one that will not be likely toget out of working order.`

With these' und various other objects in View, lmy invention liesreletion to certain novel features of the construction and operution, ou example of which is described io the following specification., omi. is illustrated io tbe accompanying drawings, wherein: l

lligiue l ie e View showing iu side elevotion. the booly portion of eo automobile equipped with. my improved lamp adjusting device. 'l?ig. 2 is e top View .of tbe Some F 3 e sectional viewof o roel by which my efljustiogyclerice ie uc tiratori.. Figa l is o :trout View oit' seiel push rofl. tioriel View :allowing tbe swivel mounting of the lompe Wbicb roy invention ie elo Signed. to ecljust, Fig. il is e aleteil borizoutul seetiouei View or the seme, tbe eeetiou being; telren. upon the line mme of 5. Figa Y is e eleteil View in eifle elevation 'of e bracket, ooe or' which is employed in my invention to support each of tbe aiuto mobile lompe Fig. 8 is a top View of the some. .Fig 9 a detail View of e spring, forming part of the mechanism illueureted io Fig. 5 v

Referring; now vmore. particularly to tbe clrewiugs, wherein like reference charac-tere itleeitgliete similar parte iu ell the giiuee9E o (letali. Vertical ariel the numerals l and 2 respectively denote tbe chassis and dashboard. of an. automobile.

Upon the forward extremity of the eliaesie,

' mounted o. circular plate 9, centrally :iper-- tured and formed upon its underside with e circuler flange l0 extending into tbe membei' 8 und nclosiog the central aperture of said The cent1A nl aperture of the plate 9 receives the upper "xtreminy of a tubular member 1l having o screw threaded connection Wltb. und plate. The member 1l oeeu pies u spaced Peb-:tion io the member 8, zuid' lmetbreadecl upon its lower extremity e collur "d u portiouof which projecto into the pposite to seid iriioge,k

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lower end of the member 8. The parte ik 1U, il and l2 are udaptedi to rotate as e. unit Within the member 8. Through the lower extremity olI 'Lilie tube ll, there is extended into said tube e pipe or ieizible tube 13, terminating; fil-leb at its upper Aextremity with tbe top surface of tbe plate 9, Said upper extremity being somewhat enlarged es imiicuted ot'lfl. liuto the poi-fion lei of tile tube `13, there is threaded the lower end ci :i short piece of tubing l5 exteudeo .ly into im automobile lamp i6, and serving iii conjunction with the tube l'l to `eouiiuct e gaseous fuel to the burner of Suid lamp. 'lire lump lo is supported at e oertaio elevotioo above tbe plete 9 in. a, rigid, relotiou to eeiri plete by o parir of vertieul roule il", rigidly connected et their lower extremities with tbe plate 9, and. rigidly engaged :it their upper ends by o pair of :a button 26. By exerting a forwardly acting ressure upon the button 26, the correlatel rod 23 Will be subjected to a forward displacement, and the correlated lamp 16 willi be subjected to a. partial rotation through an angular distance not .greater than oney hundred' and eighty degrees. its position of maximum angular adjust- 'ment, the lamp '16 will' `be embraced by a goose-necked portioii 27 of the rod 23, as is 4indicated in dash lines in Fig. 6.

At' its upper extremity, the member 8 is formed with a semi-annular flange 28, terminut-ing' at mbstantially diametrically opposite points in shoulders 29. In the plate 9, there is mounted fast a pin 30 which depends closely adjacent tothe upper end of the member 8, and through its contact with the shoulders 29 limits the angular displacement to which the member 9 and consequently the lamp 16 may be subjected. The two'limiting positions oi the lamps 16 which positions are determined by trhe shoulders 29 are such that the lamps respectively direct their rays in substantially forward and rearwarddirections in the two positions.

As long as pressure is maintained upon the button-26, the correlated lamp 16 will remain displaced from its normal position, the extent of the angular displacement being directly proportioned to the extent of the forward displacement communicated to the rod 23..

While the primary a plication of my invention will lie in its a aptation to an automobile, it is to be understood that the mechanism constituting my invention may be also InA correlated with the headlight of a locomotive or with the light of any7 vehlcle.

By utilizing my invention to accomplish the illumination of curves about to be traversed by an automobile, the danger of automobiling will be materially decreased.

The invention is presented as including all such modifications and changes as properly come Within the scope of the following claims:

What I claim is:

1. ln a headlight adjusting device, a rotatively fixed vertical cylindrical member, a tubular member rotatable within the cylindrical member, closures at each end of the cylindrical member to which the tubular member is attached,- a coiled spring surrounding the tubular member between the closures and within the cylindrical member having one end lixcd to one member and the other end connected to the other member, a headlight support mounted on one of the closures and means connected to one of the closures for rotating the tubular member.

2. In a headlight adjusting device, a rotatively liXed vertical cylindrical member, a

tubular member rotatable within the cylindrical member, closures at each end of the cylindrical member -to which the tubular member is attached, ay coiled spring surrounding the tubular member between the closures and within the cylindrical member, having one end fixed to one member and the other end connected to the other member, a headlight support mounted in one of the closures, an actuating rod pivoted to one of the closures an arranged to impart rotation to the tubular v:.ieml er, and a stop carried by one ol the members and arranned to limit the rotation of the tubular mem Jer in two directions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

vDAVID C. KITCHING.

Witnesses:

W. C. DowNiNG, JACK A. Seifen-Y. 

